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No. 66,402. Patented July 2,1867.

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JOHN scswan'rz, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. Lam Patent No. 66,402,dated July 2,1867.

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To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. SCHWARTZ, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,have invented an Improved Vegetable-Cutter; andI do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full clear, and exact description of the same. Myinvention consists of a plate, to which is secured a stationary knife,in combination with a plate which may be so adjusted as to regulate thethickness of the slices cut trom the vegetables, the instrument thusconstructed being cheaper than and notso liable to get out of order asthose in ivhich an adjustable knife is used. In order to enable othersskilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed todescribe its construction and'operation, reference being bad to theaccompanying drmving, which forms apart of this specification, and inwhich-- i 1 Figures 1, and 2 are longitudinal sections of my improvedvegetable-cutter, showing the parts in different positions.

Figure 3 is a transverse section on the line 1-2, fig. 1; and

Figure 4 an inverted plan view.

To each side of a board or plate, A, is secured a strip, B, one endoi'which projects beyond the edge of the plate; and betweenthe projectingends of the strips fits a plate, A, which vibrates on pins 0 a, passingthrough the strips near the ends of the same. The adjacent edges of theplates A A are a slight distance apart, and

are inclined, as shown in the drawing, and to the upper side of theplate A is secured a plate or knife, 01, the 7 cutting edge of which is'parallel to and almost in contact with the edge of the plate A. Theknife d is secured at such an angle that its cutting edge is a slightdistance above the face of theiplate A In a-curved cross-piece, D, theopposite ends of which are secured to the side-strips B B, turns a.set-screw, F, the upper end of which is secured to but turns freelyin-aplate, e, attached to the under side'of the plate A The cabbage orother vegetable is cut by sliding it over the plates so as to bring itagainst the projecting edge of the knife 0?, the thickness of the sliceswhich are cut from the vegetable being regulated by turning theset-screw F so as to V increase or diminish the distance betvvecn theedges of the plate 'A' and the knife all By the use of an adjustableplate, A, instead of an adjustable knife, ashas heretofore been thepractice, the knife may be secured more firmly in its position, theinstrument will not be so liahleto get out of order, and may be made ata less expense.

I claim as my invention, and desireto secure by Letters Patent The plateA, with its knife 01, in combination with the adjustable plate A andthe'set-screw F, or its equivalent, the whole being constructed andoperatingsubstantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN M. SCHWARTZ.

Witnesses:

CHARLES 13. PRICE, CHARLES E. FOSTER.

